Canada is a country occupying a majority of the northern part of North America. It extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It exists as the world’s second largest country measured by total area. Addionally, it shares land borders with the United States to the south and northwest. Canada is a federation comprised of three territories and ten provinces. It is considered a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy. Queen Elizabeth II stands as its head of state. It is a vastly multicultural country, exemplified specifically by its bilingualism in both French and English. Canada maintains a diverse economy that is heavily reliant on its natural resources and upon trade—specifically with the United States.
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This page was created by MaryBeth Orton- a third year Commerce student at the University of Ottawa. Born in Canada in the beautiful province of British Columbia, she now resides in Ottawa, Ontario during the academic year and retreats in the summer back to her family's hometown of Whitby, Ontario.
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CANADA Can⋅a⋅da [kan-uh-duh]- originates from an Iroquoian word, kanata, meaning "village" or "settlement".
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Canada is a country occupying a majority of the northern part of North America. It extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It exists as the world’s second largest country measured by total area. Addionally, it shares land borders with the United States to the south and northwest.Canada is a federation comprised of three territories and ten provinces. It is considered a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy. Queen Elizabeth II stands as its head of state.
It is a vastly multicultural country, exemplified specifically by its bilingualism in both French and English. Canada maintains a diverse economy that is heavily reliant on its natural resources and upon trade—specifically with the United States.
Find below links to differing topics about Canada. Aforementioned information will be discussed in more depth in its pertaining category.
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World Junior Hockey Champs.. Singing the national anthem, O'Canada!O CANADA ()
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Top Canadian News Stories
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This page was created by MaryBeth Orton- a third year Commerce student at the University of Ottawa. Born in Canada in the beautiful province of British Columbia, she now resides in Ottawa, Ontario during the academic year and retreats in the summer back to her family's hometown of Whitby, Ontario.
*Note: For those who are not familiar with a wiki page, after navigating through this one, you will agree that they are an easy space to use. The ability to edit the page when seen fit is the primary benefit. This way anyone surfing the page can add their thoughts on the topic and enhance the information for other surfers. Edit away!
References: The information throughout this space is taken from exerpts of wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada